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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) General principles of social psychology, including socialization of the individual, attitude formation, conformity, group identification, and group dynamics. Spring, odd years Recommended Background: Junior or senior status Prerequisite: PSYC 121
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Principles of behavior analysis, collection of baseline data, addressing behavior, setting objectives, analyzing procedures, evaluating behavioral programs, and record keeping. Fall, even years
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Overview of research, diagnostic and therapeutic issues in clinical, counseling and school psychology. This course is designed to help advanced students prepare for entering graduate school in the applied fields of psychology. Spring, even years Recommended Background: Upper class students only
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Physiological correlates of behavior, including neuroanatomy, synaptic transmission, basic sensory and motor processes, learning and memory, emotion and motivation. Spring, odd years Recommended Background: Junior or senior status Prerequisite: PSYC 121
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Supervised reading, fieldwork placement or experimental research by individual arrangement. (Senior psychology placements in clinical or industrial settings should be discussed with the department head before the senior year.) As needed Recommended Background: Limited to seniors only
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Students are oriented to physical therapy as a discipline within the healthcare system. This course includes information on the role of the physical therapist assistant and the assistant's responsibility to and interaction with the patient, the physical therapist and other members of the healthcare team. Common patterns of delivery of physical therapy services, methods of referral, general categories of patient care problems, medical terminology and an introduction to documentation will be presented. The role of the professional organization, professional ethics and legal issues will be explored. (Theory 3 hours) Fall Corequisites: SOHS108; SOHS110; BIOL 261; MATH 122; PTA 152
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2.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) This course introduces the student to the principles and techniques of physical therapy procedures. Lecture and laboratory activities include presentation of the following content: patient equipment (including hospital beds, mechanical lift equipment, wheelchairs and sliding boards); positioning, draping, body mechanics, transfers, massage and basic myofascial techniques; external compression (mechanical pump, elastic bandaging and pressure garments); superficial heat, hydro therapy; cryotherapy; the use of assistive devices (canes, crutches, walkers); gait training; patient interviewing and documentation. (Theory 2 hours, Lab 3 hours) Fall Corequisite: PTA 150
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1.00 Credits
(2 Hrs) This course continues to introduce the student to the principles and techniques of physical therapy procedures. Lecture and laboratory activities include the following content: assessment techniques (including cognition, skin integrity, sensation, extremity girth, extremity volume, leg length, and posture), palpation techniques, observation techniques, and more physical agents. Physical agents that will be presented in this course are infrared radiation, ultrasound, traction, ultraviolet radiation, and topical/immediately hyperbaric oxygen. Principles and techniques from PTA 152 related to patient interviews, communication, positioning, and draping will be applied. Therapy related interventions learned in prior coursework are integrated within classroom and lab. (Theory 1 hour, Lab 3 hours) Spring Prerequisite: PTA 152 Corequisites: BIOL 262; ENGL 101; PSYC 121; PTA 164; PTA 168; SCIE 273
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2.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) In this course, the principles of mechanics, musculoskeletal anatomy and neuromuscular physiology are combined to study human movement. The terminology, types of motion and in-depth characteristics of the skeletal and neuromuscular systems will be presented in order for students to understand joint movement. Techniques for performing range of motion, goniometric measurement and manual muscle testing will be integrated with each unit in order to reinforce the clinical applications of the principles of kinesiology presented. (Theory 2 hours, Lab 3 hours) Spring Corequisite: PTA 162
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1.00 Credits
(1 Hr) The Clinical Education units of the curriculum are designed to provide the student with opportunities to develop skills in clinical decision-making and patient care. The level of skill development and independence in the clinical setting are expected to progress as the student proceeds through the four levels of clinical experiences. Students' activities will include, but may not be limited to, patient care experiences in acute and outpatient settings. Clinical Education I is scheduled in Semester II of the PTA curriculum. (Theory 1 hour, Clinical 8 hours for 8 weeks) Spring Corequisite: PTA 162
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